Jinggoy denies Roque claim on Sierra Madre 'deal'

It was "unacceptable" for former presidential spokesman Harry Roque to claim that former president Joseph Estrada made a deal with Beijing to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from the Ayungin Shoal, according to Sen Jinggoy Estrada.

- Cecille Suerte Felipe

"I once asserted in a privilege speech that there was no agreement or promise that my father, former president Joseph Estrada, made to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal and this was further confirmed by then defense and security officials such as former defense secretary Orlando Mercado," Estrada, a son of the former president, said.

"It's disappointing, to say the least, and utterly unacceptable for former presidential spokesman Harry Roque to make such baseless claims when he's not even privy to such information," Estrada added.